the trial version sucks compared to GP 5's trial trial version for 6 is you can only open the GP's it comes with and u cant save. atleast in 5 u could do anything u just had 30 days to reg. so with that said whens somebody gonna upload a damn license key or torrent for this shit?

I don't like it but they added a new RSE (Realistic Sound Engine), now you can choose your gear chain (amp, effects pedal... even guitar mic).
I don't like it because the default sound is pretty crappy and I think it's not so easy to get a good sound.

One real downside is that, for now, the old files (gp3, gp4, gp5) are not really well handled. Every tab has to be edited, at least for RSE config & adjusting sound levels.
Worse, often the tabs are altered (some symbols disappeared, on some tab I lost harmonics...).
But they are working on fixing that so I guess it will be soon a really great tool !

One real downside is that, for now, the old files (gp3, gp4, gp5) are not really well handled. Every tab has to be edited, at least for RSE config & adjusting sound levels.
Worse, often the tabs are altered (some symbols disappeared, on some tab I lost harmonics...).
But they are working on fixing that so I guess it will be soon a really great tool !

Today : yes and no.
In most cases it works, don't worry. That's just that sometimes some symbols disappear (as I said, for instance, I lost all the harmonics on one of my tab when opening with gp6)...
And as it is the music symbols that are concerned, the problem exist with midi & RSE

It has also been reported that some instruments are mistuned, but it should be corrected by next week.

Some people are also complaining that it is not possible anymore to edit drums with the "tab" view. Drums are now only displayed and editable in "standard" notation.
From GP editor point of view the new way to enter the drums is better and easier to learn.

And I also forgot a great improvement I was waiting : a third view has been added (to "standard notation" and "tab") : the slash view. So any rhythm may be simplified by displaying only the Chord used and slashes for the rhythm.